The Rise and Fall of SportsNation

[ColeAdams]

Well everyone it’s become official that the SportsNation social media accounts have been replaced with ESPNBet and SportsNation is OFFICIALLY dead. What a run it had. Sad it’s officially over.

[protokazyii]

SportsNation was great man, I remember watching it everyday after school

[kylethomas]

I used to watch this after school every day from around 2013-2016 with Michelle Beadle, Max Kellerman and Marcellus Wiley.

[YT_OGViewer]

This show was definitely ahead of its time in terms of how interactive it was with fans and how it was still high production value while being more laid back than how formal sportscenter was. Couldn’t happen now bc the internet’s baseline is way more toxic but I’m glad I got to experience it. That interactive 3D bar chart in the front of the desk and audience reactions were gold

[mikeatthegrounds]

SportsNation, Highly Questionable, Around The Horn, PTI block was everything for 12 year old me after school lol

[Lep]

In 2014-16 sportsnation was my favorite show

[ShantyIrishman]

The show died when Colin left, I don't know if they have ever admitted it, but I think SportsNation was inspired greatly from G4's Attack of The Show.

[voiceofreason]

I remember the website used to feature a poll with a map that broke down how every state voted. It used to cue you in on things like where a player was from or something

[MrUpTheScore]

I’m 26 this show was soo fire dog miss it for sure

[rustyshackleford]

Omar ruined espn’s social media. Should’ve stuck to HOH. RIP SN 🙏🏼

[willg]

Awesome video with great nostalgia. Agreed, this was THE show for me in 4-6th grade (2009-2011) after school and, like you said, my friends and I would answer with the most absurd responses to SportsNation polls each morning. Looking back on it, I definitely now realize how connected it was to social media and a big trailblazer in that category of sports programming.

I definitely lost interest when Michelle left but will always remember random memories on the show like right before the Duke/Butler championship, the Madden 12 cover reveal, when they went to Fort Worth for the Super Bowl, when Adam Richmond of Man v Food came on and Michelle's good bye. Likewise, I remembered Dude Perfect solely from their appearance(s) on the show and was astounded years later to see how big they got.

I actually created a Twitter profile on a snow day in fifth grade because I wanted to respond to the question of the day "is curling a sport" to which apparently I had a very adamant opinion about. What a show, just seeing the intro made me flash back.

[jamestaylor]

Best show man i swear after a long day at work come home roll one up crack a cold brew and just watch this show on a late night was the best 😩🤦🏾‍♂️

[BrandRedacted]

I miss Michelle Beadle. She was the total package. Beauty, brains, and personality

[erickjudge]

This show was like a PTI for the younger generation. I watched from day 1 back in college and was instantly hooked. It just meshed perfectly with the early days of social media. One of my favorite segments was random people leaving voicemails as if they were pro athletes. Unfortunately the show died in my eyes when Colin and Beadle left.

[HiddenHistoryYT]

Ahh the nostalgia of when this first came out and always watching it right after school

[ibn]

This show came out when I was 20, and I loved it. It was one of my favorites.

[garrettclardy]

My goodness this show was better than people realize and was ahead of its time. Great show and thanks for bringing back some good memories. 👏🏼👏🏼💯💯

[zsandoval]

Man I was 12 when sportsnation first started and it was always one of my favorite shows to sit and watch when I would get home from school, I would show my dad clips and we would talk about the different discussion questions they would have, it was a fun memory I have from childhood and you just unlocked a lot of nostalgia for a young me

[ThePhlever]

Sportsnation was my favorite show on ESPN in high school. It started just as I was starting high school back in 2009

[mcS]

I started watching in 2014 and loved it/ As someone who only kinda watched sports, I loved this show and it was the only one I'd watch.

I always thought this show's audience wasn't younger people, but casual fans. That's why I loved it; it was simple. I didn't want to hear 2 people share their thoughts on this player's injury for 20 minutes, but I wanted to know that it happened. I liked hearing the news, but the debates and talking that dragged on forever bored me to death. On Sports Nation, I learned about it, heard them talk about it for 30 seconds, and moved on. It was great. I also loved the tears, jeers, and tears section. It gave me a recap of the best, worst, and funniest moments of the previous day in sports. Someone had an insane hole-in-one? Or hit a bird with their baseball? I got to see it. The games were fun, the guests were cool, and the hosts were great together. Truly the perfect show for someone only kinda into sports like me.

I never watched when Collin was on so this video was really interesting. Thanks for reminding me how freaking great this show was.